A look at the rise and fall of Congressman Eric Swalwell, who will not, after all, become the next governor of California. Plus, a shooting near the White House Correspondents Dinner, and Virginia Democrats get a big win at the ballot box. The post Episode #429: Swalwell That Ends Well appeared first on Ken Rudin's Political Junkie.

The meteoric rise — and dramatic fall — of Congressman Eric Swalwell is the subject of this episode.  Seema Mehta, a political reporter with the Los Angeles Times, recounts how he went from media darling to alleged sex offender, ending what had initially been an improbable bid to become governor of California.  And, for good measure, George Skelton, the veteran L.A. Times columnist, spells out how this sad episode exposed the weaknesses in California’s “top two” electoral system.

ALSO:  Wondering the purpose of holding a White House Correspondents Dinner with a president that despises and denigrates the media.  And Republicans are, with a straight face, screaming “partisanship” at Virginia’s ballot initiative that may give the Commonwealth’s Democrats, four additional congressional seats.

MUSIC IN THIS EPISODE:

Bad Blood by Taylor Swift

Before He Cheats by Carrie Underwood

I Heard It Through the Grapevine by Marvin Gaye

It’s My Party by Lesley Gore

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